Lawyers Alliance for New York is the leading provider of business and transactional legal services for nonprofit organizations that are improving the quality of life in New York City neighborhoods. These services help organizations to develop and provide housing, stimulate economic opportunity, improve urban health and education, promote community arts, and operate and advocate for vital programs that benefit low-income New Yorkers of all ages. In the coming year, our staff, joined by 1,900 volunteer attorneys from 130 law firms and corporate legal departments, will assist hundreds of nonprofit organizations.

To help expand its service levels, Lawyers Alliance seeks to hire a Pro Bono Associate, who will play an integral role in the placement and success of more than 1,100 pro bono projects each year.

Major responsibilities include:

Developing and implementing an annual pro bono outreach plan, with thoughtful strategies to replenish and expand the network of active volunteers;

Coordinating a robust pro bono case placement process, including identifying and communicating with appropriate volunteer attorneys at law firms and corporations, so that nonprofit clients can get the expert legal help they need;

Representing Lawyers Alliance at information sessions and other visibility events;

This position offers the opportunity to be involved in some of New York City's most dynamic public interest work and improve the delivery of pro bono legal services. Qualifications include a Bachelor's degree, 2-5 years post-college work experience, and an interest in nonprofit volunteer programs. The position requires strong organizational, communication, and operational skills. The ideal candidate has excellent initiative and follow-through, writes clearly, is detail-oriented, and is adept with data management, spreadsheets and database tracking systems.

Position begins as soon as filled. Annual salary is approximately $60,000. Interested applicants should submit a resume and cover letter to paprobono18@lawyersalliance.org. Lawyers Alliance for New York is an equal opportunity employer.

Lawyers Alliance is interested in hosting one or more fellows who have third-party funding:

The National Center on Philanthropy and the Law Fellowship in Nonprofit Law (NCPL Fellowship): The NCPL Fellowship in Nonprofit Law permits one Fellow each year to spend a year in residence at a nonprofit organization. The 2019-2020 Fellow will work closely with senior staff and staff attorneys at Lawyers Alliance who have practice specialties that will expose the Fellow to a broad range of disciplines that address the legal needs of nonprofit organizations. Given the varied nature of the legal work performed by Lawyers Alliance
and the diverse group of nonprofit organizations
it represents, the NCPL Fellow will experience
the widest possible exposure to representing
nonprofit organizations on interesting and complex legal projects. These legal challenges
will enable the NCPL Fellow to develop relevant
skills to the maximum extent.

Application Deadline: October 31, 2018. Click here for more information.

Business/Transactional Law Fellowship: This fellow would work at Lawyers Alliance full-time as a staff attorney for one year and provide invaluable legal assistance to nonprofits that are serving low-income communities and creating a better New York, while he or she develops professional skills and practical experience. During the coming year, Lawyers Alliance expects that the fellow would work on a range of legal projects. From advising nonprofit clients on board governance, fundraising law, and workforce reduction issues, to helping them review and negotiate contracts and strategic alliances, the fellow and other Lawyers Alliance staff attorneys will provide much needed legal guidance to dynamic organizations that seek to help hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers in a time of great need. The fellow will help present workshops to nonprofit managers. In addition, the fellow will assist with client outreach and screenings, publications, legal research and policy, volunteer attorney support, and resource calls from members of the public with questions about legal issues related to the nonprofit sector. (1-2 positions each year, usually beginning between September and January)

Affordable Housing and Homeless Services Fellowship: This fellow would work at Lawyers Alliance full-time as a staff attorney for one year and provide invaluable assistance to nonprofits that are serving low-income communities and creating a better New York, while her or she develops professional skills and practical experience. The fellow would work directly with the Senior Staff Attorney for Affordable Housing and Homeless Services on a range of legal projects providing legal services to affordable housing developers and providers of shelter and social services to homeless persons and other special needs populations. At the end of a year, the fellow will have had the opportunity to gain invaluable direct experience in transactional real estate and affordable housing. In addition the fellow will assist in providing general real estate services to nonprofits. The fellow will also help prepare and present workshops to nonprofit managers, assist with client outreach, client intake, publications and legal research and assist in incorporation and tax exemption applications. (1 position each year, usually beginning in September or January)

Lawyers Alliance for New York is the leading provider of business and transactional legal services for nonprofit organizations that are improving the quality of life in New York City neighborhoods. By connecting lawyers, nonprofits, and communities, we help nonprofits to develop affordable housing, stimulate economic development, promote community arts, strengthen urban health, and operate and advocate for vital programs for children and young people, the elderly, and other low-income New Yorkers. Each year, Lawyers Alliance's staff and more than 1,800 volunteer attorneys represent 700 nonprofit organizations on 1,200 different legal matters.

Summer Legal Internship Program: Lawyers Alliance for New York hosts a 10 week unpaid summer internship program for law students interested in careers in business and transactional legal work and public interest work. This summer internship program provides opportunities for students to gain professional, practical work experience on legal matters in a dynamic learning environment. Summer law student interns work closely with staff attorneys to provide direct representation to clients on real estate, employment, intellectual property, tax, corporate governance and other nonprofit law areas critical to their operations. Working with our staff, law students will field and respond to legal questions and inquiries from clients and non-clients, conduct legal research, draft memoranda, attend workshops and webinars and assist in the development of new workshops and trainings, participate in client and volunteer attorney outreach, assist with updating and drafting publications, and conduct case monitoring. Specific examples of last summer's assignments include assisting with client intake for Legacy College Prep Charter School, assisting with a real estate construction loan closing for Community Access, updating materials in connection with a Lawyers Alliance employment workshop for nonprofit managers, and preparing a legal alert for distribution to clients on paid family leave in New York.

Interested in joining us?
Look for information in late 2018 for Summer 2019.

School Year Legal Internships: Lawyers Alliance for New York offers unpaid internships for law students during the school year on the basis of student interest, attorney availability, and client need. For more information, please contact Legal Director Elizabeth Perez at eperez@lawyersalliance.org.